Recognised as Colour
#A6740F
- #A6740F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A6740F is a orange with RGB values 166, 116, 15 and HSL 40°, 83%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A6740F#A6740F
HEX#A6740F
RGBrgb(166, 116, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4549, 0.0588
RGB percentages65.1%, 45.5%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(40.1, 83.4%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 91%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.1%, 91%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,908,687
CSS custom property--colour: #A6740F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#598BF0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F41A6
Analogous#A6290F, #8DA60F
Triadic#0FA674, #740FA6
Split complementary#0F8DA6, #280FA6
Tetradic#0FA629, #0F41A6, #A60F8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G116
B15
Red166 (65.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue40.13°
Saturation (HSL)83.43%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 74 · B 0F
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